The story
from WikipediaRead it all ↗Originally the town of Burlington was named "Drumm", for prominent cattle rancher Major Andrew Drumm. Major Drumm had operated the 150,000 acre U Ranch in the area from 1874 until 1888 on land leased from the Cherokees and was a founder of the Cherokee Strip Live Stock Association. Drumm was also the founder of the Andrew Drumm Institute in Independence Missouri.
Its post office was established under the name Drumm on June 6, 1906. But when the initial plans in July 1907 to rename the town "Wheaton" fell through, the town's name was officially changed to Burlington on August 21 of that year, which it remains to this day.
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2000
Nothing in Burlington is on the National Register yet
That’s true of most small towns. It doesn’t mean Burlington has no history, only that no one has written up a nomination. The closest listed place is Ingersoll Tile Elevator in Cherokee, 7.4 miles away.
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Then & now
When neighbors add old photos, retakes from the same spot appear here side by side.
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